Football Travel Times Part 2 – Which Fixtures Shouldn’t be Moved for TV

There’s an ever increasing debate in football at the moment about whether TV is effecting both the atmosphere and the attendance of football matches. Often kick-offs at times other than 3pm on a Saturday mean painfully early mornings or demoralizing late train rides for the away fan. Or even worse journeys simply not being possible on public transport. Having previously looked at how long it takes to travel on public transport to a 3 o’clock kickoffs we thought it would be an interesting piece of analysis to look at the potential effect of different kick-off times on all of next year’s Premier League fixtures.

Fans Protest Kick off time changes

Having spent 2 seasons with an away season ticket my ideal away trip meant not having to get up before 9am and getting home in time for match of the day (although being a Norwich City fan I found this difficult viewing at times). But living in the north-east I would generally regard not before 7am or home after midnight as a palatable away day. So in order to test fixtures wouldn’t pass this parameters, using the google travel matrix api, I calculated away journey on public transport for all fixtures with the following kick-off times:

12:45pm Saturday

5:50pm Saturday

1pm Sunday

4pm Sunday

The following tables show which fixtures would fail the test of either leaving before 7am or arriving home after midnight.

Failed 12:45pm Saturday Kick-offs

fixture

Time Leaving ‘Home’

Time arriving ‘Home’

Bournemouth V Burnley

06:00:42

21:28:18

Bournemouth V Everton

06:54:21

20:38:53

Bournemouth V Liverpool

06:52:01

20:50:13

Bournemouth V Middlesbrough

06:37:03

20:59:57

Bournemouth V Sunderland

06:11:55

21:16:05

Burnley V Bournemouth

05:51:14

21:12:02

Burnley V Swansea

06:23:04

21:13:31

Everton V Bournemouth

06:42:22

20:10:23

Hull City V Bournemouth

06:41:25

20:50:32

Hull City V Swansea

06:06:02

21:14:57

Liverpool V Bournemouth

06:37:22

20:15:23

Manchester United V Bournemouth

06:55:34

20:08:07

Middlesbrough V Bournemouth

06:28:06

21:17:35

Middlesbrough V Swansea

05:17:00

21:42:00

Southampton V Burnley

06:19:03

21:11:57

Southampton V Sunderland

06:35:16

21:06:44

Sunderland V Bournemouth

05:46:51

21:12:54

Sunderland V Southampton

06:16:44

20:44:34

Sunderland V Swansea

04:38:22

22:00:19

Swansea V Burnley

06:13:57

20:52:18

Swansea V Hull City

05:48:57

21:11:34

Swansea V Middlesbrough

05:32:20

21:59:42

Swansea V Sunderland

05:19:12

22:12:50

Failed 5:30pm Saturday Kick-offs

fixture

Time Leaving ‘Home’

Time arriving ‘Home’

Arsenal V Burnley

13:19:07

00:05:13 + (1 day)

Arsenal V Everton

14:25:29

02:45:17 + (1 day)

Arsenal V Hull City

14:15:53

05:50:55 + (1 day)

Arsenal V Liverpool

14:22:16

02:39:59 + (1 day)

Arsenal V Middlesbrough

13:59:33

03:43:37 + (1 day)

Arsenal V Swansea

13:25:53

04:10:42 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Burnley

10:27:37

05:58:03 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Everton

11:35:07

05:16:47 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Hull City

11:52:23

09:09:51 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Leicester City

13:08:57

03:52:04 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Liverpool

11:32:47

05:11:29 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Manchester City

11:46:12

05:30:11 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Manchester United

11:34:37

05:02:49 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Middlesbrough

11:23:03

08:41:57 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Stoke City

12:16:49

06:18:39 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Sunderland

10:32:38

09:26:05 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Swansea

12:29:23

07:07:12 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V WBA

13:30:02

02:53:28 + (1 day)

Burnley V Arsenal

13:46:48

04:30:40 + (1 day)

Burnley V Bournemouth

11:09:10

06:32:19 + (1 day)

Burnley V Chelsea

13:23:46

04:19:39 + (1 day)

Burnley V Crystal Palace

13:09:38

04:59:26 + (1 day)

Burnley V Hull City

14:30:34

07:09:23 + (1 day)

Burnley V Leicester City

13:05:38

02:40:48 + (1 day)

Burnley V Middlesbrough

13:57:56

04:23:24 + (1 day)

Burnley V Southampton

11:27:01

06:12:05 + (1 day)

Burnley V Stoke City

14:43:18

04:18:11 + (1 day)

Burnley V Sunderland

13:27:48

04:12:30 + (1 day)

Burnley V Swansea

11:02:26

09:25:57 + (1 day)

Burnley V Tottenham Hotspur

13:35:31

04:37:29 + (1 day)

Burnley V Watford

13:10:20

04:43:47 + (1 day)

Burnley V WBA

14:08:03

01:44:10 + (1 day)

Burnley V West Ham

13:05:33

05:15:27 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Burnley

13:00:25

03:59:18 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Everton

13:59:22

03:10:59 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Hull City

13:47:09

05:47:03 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Liverpool

13:56:09

03:05:41 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Manchester City

14:16:34

03:31:26 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Manchester United

14:04:59

03:36:54 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Middlesbrough

13:33:51

04:03:22 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Stoke City

14:39:13

03:19:54 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Sunderland

12:49:43

04:01:20 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Swansea

13:40:11

03:53:01 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Burnley

12:45:52

04:05:21 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Everton

13:32:58

03:24:05 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Hull City

13:35:38

06:36:43 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Liverpool

13:30:38

03:18:47 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Manchester City

14:02:03

03:37:29 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Manchester United

13:50:28

03:55:24 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Middlesbrough

13:16:11

04:16:59 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Stoke City

14:24:33

03:27:31 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Sunderland

12:32:03

04:15:57 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Swansea

12:52:31

04:34:04 + (1 day)

Everton V Arsenal

14:22:56

03:03:32 + (1 day)

Everton V Bournemouth

11:47:18

05:14:21 + (1 day)

Everton V Chelsea

13:35:11

02:27:58 + (1 day)

Everton V Crystal Palace

13:54:46

03:32:03 + (1 day)

Everton V Hull City

13:27:42

06:11:45 + (1 day)

Everton V Leicester City

13:49:50

03:32:52 + (1 day)

Everton V Middlesbrough

13:43:52

03:57:18 + (1 day)

Everton V Southampton

12:31:57

04:54:07 + (1 day)

Everton V Sunderland

12:54:44

03:46:24 + (1 day)

Everton V Swansea

11:40:34

08:07:59 + (1 day)

Everton V Tottenham Hotspur

13:45:05

03:14:21 + (1 day)

Everton V Watford

14:02:32

04:31:38 + (1 day)

Everton V West Ham

13:40:41

03:34:12 + (1 day)

Hull City V Arsenal

14:19:23

03:25:13 + (1 day)

Hull City V Bournemouth

11:11:32

06:43:58 + (1 day)

Hull City V Chelsea

13:34:40

03:19:12 + (1 day)

Hull City V Crystal Palace

13:10:04

04:00:44 + (1 day)

Hull City V Everton

13:47:50

04:19:08 + (1 day)

Hull City V Leicester City

14:09:15

02:38:02 + (1 day)

Hull City V Liverpool

13:43:30

04:13:50 + (1 day)

Hull City V Southampton

11:55:26

06:23:44 + (1 day)

Hull City V Stoke City

13:32:02

05:21:00 + (1 day)

Hull City V Swansea

10:55:41

09:37:36 + (1 day)

Hull City V Tottenham Hotspur

13:43:08

03:32:02 + (1 day)

Hull City V Watford

13:15:01

04:38:48 + (1 day)

Hull City V WBA

14:11:56

02:33:49 + (1 day)

Hull City V West Ham

13:20:38

04:16:37 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Bournemouth

13:09:56

01:08:35 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Burnley

13:30:04

00:04:16 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Everton

13:33:10

04:25:20 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Hull City

13:47:42

01:34:41 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Liverpool

13:35:50

04:20:02 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Middlesbrough

13:18:30

03:51:31 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Southampton

13:39:35

00:50:18 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Sunderland

13:04:22

04:56:38 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Swansea

12:42:50

06:33:45 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Arsenal

14:17:56

03:03:32 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Bournemouth

11:48:18

05:33:42 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Chelsea

13:36:11

02:27:58 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Crystal Palace

13:49:46

03:32:03 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Hull City

13:24:42

06:31:56 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Leicester City

13:50:50

03:32:52 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Middlesbrough

13:43:52

02:22:09 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Southampton

12:26:57

05:06:10 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Sunderland

12:51:44

03:48:24 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Swansea

11:41:34

08:27:20 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Tottenham Hotspur

13:46:05

03:14:21 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Watford

14:03:32

04:33:38 + (1 day)

Liverpool V West Ham

13:35:41

03:34:12 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Arsenal

14:34:28

02:49:00 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Bournemouth

12:02:50

05:01:16 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Chelsea

14:20:48

02:14:26 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Crystal Palace

14:03:18

03:22:31 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Leicester City

14:35:18

02:07:20 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Middlesbrough

14:38:24

01:57:46 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Southampton

12:51:29

04:41:02 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Swansea

12:20:06

07:54:54 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Tottenham Hotspur

14:23:11

03:02:49 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Watford

14:18:04

03:32:06 + (1 day)

Manchester City V West Ham

13:54:57

03:20:40 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Arsenal

14:23:08

03:00:01 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Bournemouth

11:51:30

05:15:32 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Chelsea

14:09:28

02:25:46 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Crystal Palace

13:51:58

03:33:32 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Leicester City

14:28:17

02:29:36 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Middlesbrough

14:29:23

02:21:06 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Southampton

12:34:13

04:55:18 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Sunderland

14:00:15

00:03:54 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Swansea

12:05:05

08:09:10 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Tottenham Hotspur

14:11:51

03:13:50 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Watford

14:06:44

03:43:26 + (1 day)

Manchester United V West Ham

13:43:37

03:32:00 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Arsenal

13:39:52

02:54:19 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Bournemouth

10:47:10

07:04:00 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Burnley

14:08:14

00:06:41 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Chelsea

13:12:59

02:43:16 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Crystal Palace

12:55:34

03:17:34 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Everton

13:31:20

02:50:45 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Leicester City

13:47:34

02:58:04 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Liverpool

13:29:00

02:45:27 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Southampton

11:33:45

05:23:50 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Stoke City

13:13:02

03:52:37 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Swansea

10:34:00

08:09:13 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Tottenham Hotspur

13:21:27

03:00:36 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Watford

12:52:16

03:10:25 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V WBA

13:50:15

03:53:26 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V West Ham

12:57:53

03:38:06 + (1 day)

Southampton V Burnley

10:59:34

04:51:51 + (1 day)

Southampton V Everton

12:11:04

04:10:35 + (1 day)

Southampton V Hull City

12:12:44

08:03:39 + (1 day)

Southampton V Leicester City

13:35:18

02:29:29 + (1 day)

Southampton V Liverpool

12:08:44

04:05:17 + (1 day)

Southampton V Manchester City

12:30:56

04:23:59 + (1 day)

Southampton V Manchester United

12:27:52

03:32:20 + (1 day)

Southampton V Middlesbrough

11:43:24

05:58:46 + (1 day)

Southampton V Stoke City

12:55:46

05:12:27 + (1 day)

Southampton V Sunderland

11:05:16

05:53:53 + (1 day)

Southampton V Swansea

13:00:44

06:01:00 + (1 day)

Southampton V WBA

14:03:59

02:17:16 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Bournemouth

12:26:04

01:41:01 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Hull City

13:47:28

05:57:32 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Leicester City

14:38:36

03:20:22 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Middlesbrough

13:13:38

04:09:12 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Southampton

12:49:14

00:55:44 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Sunderland

12:41:56

05:50:04 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Swansea

12:34:58

07:27:11 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Arsenal

13:35:33

03:33:56 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Bournemouth

11:05:51

07:28:19 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Burnley

13:08:55

00:31:00 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Chelsea

12:41:40

03:22:53 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Crystal Palace

12:52:15

03:57:11 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Everton

12:52:01

03:30:22 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Hull City

14:05:11

07:23:26 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Leicester City

13:28:15

03:22:23 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Liverpool

12:54:41

03:25:04 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Southampton

11:29:26

07:08:05 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Stoke City

12:53:43

04:32:14 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Swansea

10:14:41

08:10:57 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Tottenham Hotspur

13:18:08

03:40:13 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Watford

12:29:57

03:50:02 + (1 day)

Sunderland V WBA

13:30:56

04:33:03 + (1 day)

Sunderland V West Ham

12:47:11

04:17:43 + (1 day)

Swansea V Arsenal

13:28:30

02:34:52 + (1 day)

Swansea V Bournemouth

12:23:44

05:35:37 + (1 day)

Swansea V Burnley

11:14:42

07:56:42 + (1 day)

Swansea V Chelsea

13:42:42

01:59:18 + (1 day)

Swansea V Crystal Palace

12:49:39

03:03:23 + (1 day)

Swansea V Everton

12:24:21

08:03:17 + (1 day)

Swansea V Hull City

10:55:38

08:42:09 + (1 day)

Swansea V Leicester City

12:26:16

06:29:03 + (1 day)

Swansea V Liverpool

12:22:01

08:00:37 + (1 day)

Swansea V Manchester City

12:17:03

07:24:12 + (1 day)

Swansea V Manchester United

12:13:59

07:37:47 + (1 day)

Swansea V Middlesbrough

10:26:18

08:44:57 + (1 day)

Swansea V Southampton

13:10:45

05:15:23 + (1 day)

Swansea V Stoke City

12:52:35

07:20:35 + (1 day)

Swansea V Sunderland

10:12:10

09:05:05 + (1 day)

Swansea V Tottenham Hotspur

13:13:05

02:45:41 + (1 day)

Swansea V Watford

12:42:58

03:30:27 + (1 day)

Swansea V WBA

13:48:53

05:34:28 + (1 day)

Swansea V West Ham

12:52:08

03:05:32 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Burnley

13:01:15

03:44:25 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Everton

14:11:44

03:03:09 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Hull City

13:52:01

06:06:13 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Liverpool

14:08:31

02:57:51 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Manchester City

14:18:56

03:16:33 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Manchester United

14:07:21

03:31:54 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Middlesbrough

13:37:41

03:58:29 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Stoke City

14:41:33

03:18:19 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Sunderland

12:53:33

04:05:10 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Swansea

13:06:01

04:36:04 + (1 day)

Watford V Burnley

12:46:21

00:04:04 + (1 day)

Watford V Everton

13:49:22

03:33:08 + (1 day)

Watford V Hull City

13:13:02

06:59:12 + (1 day)

Watford V Liverpool

13:47:02

03:27:50 + (1 day)

Watford V Middlesbrough

13:00:42

02:34:56 + (1 day)

Watford V Sunderland

12:17:34

04:10:03 + (1 day)

Watford V Swansea

12:43:20

04:56:33 + (1 day)

WBA V Hull City

13:46:05

04:27:13 + (1 day)

WBA V Middlesbrough

13:16:45

03:18:16 + (1 day)

WBA V Sunderland

13:02:37

05:23:23 + (1 day)

WBA V Swansea

13:39:05

07:15:30 + (1 day)

West Ham V Burnley

12:40:33

04:01:58 + (1 day)

West Ham V Everton

13:45:32

03:20:42 + (1 day)

West Ham V Hull City

13:33:29

06:33:46 + (1 day)

West Ham V Liverpool

13:42:19

03:15:24 + (1 day)

West Ham V Manchester City

13:56:44

03:34:06 + (1 day)

West Ham V Manchester United

13:45:09

03:47:26 + (1 day)

West Ham V Middlesbrough

13:14:09

04:14:01 + (1 day)

West Ham V Stoke City

14:15:21

03:37:33 + (1 day)

West Ham V Sunderland

12:27:51

04:14:00 + (1 day)

West Ham V Swansea

12:56:29

04:41:06 + (1 day)

Failed 1pm Sunday Kick-offs

fixture

Time Leaving ‘Home’

Time arriving ‘Home’

Bournemouth V Burnley

04:37:49

21:59:54

Bournemouth V Everton

06:14:43

20:52:53

Bournemouth V Hull City

06:14:53

20:56:07

Bournemouth V Liverpool

06:02:23

20:59:37

Bournemouth V Manchester City

06:53:48

20:49:48

Bournemouth V Manchester United

06:06:47

21:00:23

Bournemouth V Middlesbrough

05:16:10

21:35:57

Bournemouth V Sunderland

05:09:51

23:00:36

Bournemouth V Swansea

06:34:48

20:12:48

Burnley V Bournemouth

05:46:14

21:41:48

Burnley V Southampton

06:28:49

21:10:06

Burnley V Swansea

23:25:13 – (1 day)

22:01:31

Everton V Bournemouth

06:49:42

20:38:40

Everton V Swansea

00:22:51

20:59:23

Hull City V Bournemouth

23:36:41 – (1 day)

21:32:56

Hull City V Southampton

00:19:16

20:55:10

Hull City V Swansea

22:52:24 – (1 day)

23:06:48

Leicester City V Burnley

06:31:09

19:30:51

Leicester City V Middlesbrough

06:39:43

19:29:30

Leicester City V Sunderland

06:49:35

19:55:38

Leicester City V Swansea

00:15:11

20:03:45

Liverpool V Bournemouth

06:45:35

20:56:40

Liverpool V Swansea

00:25:47

21:17:23

Manchester City V Swansea

03:13:50

20:24:51

Manchester United V Bournemouth

06:54:34

20:40:09

Manchester United V Swansea

03:27:56

20:25:44

Middlesbrough V Bournemouth

02:55:13

21:30:54

Middlesbrough V Southampton

06:10:22

20:53:08

Middlesbrough V Swansea

00:20:47

23:19:35

Southampton V Burnley

05:07:54

21:10:21

Southampton V Everton

06:51:55

20:44:56

Southampton V Hull City

06:52:05

20:20:46

Southampton V Liverpool

06:39:35

20:42:12

Southampton V Manchester United

06:43:59

20:22:26

Southampton V Middlesbrough

05:46:15

20:53:36

Southampton V Sunderland

05:56:44

21:31:44

Stoke City V Bournemouth

06:39:52

20:37:41

Stoke City V Sunderland

06:44:50

20:06:15

Stoke City V Swansea

01:07:04

20:24:22

Sunderland V Bournemouth

02:21:51

21:52:11

Sunderland V Southampton

06:08:44

21:20:29

Sunderland V Swansea

00:19:03

23:17:54

Sunderland V WBA

06:51:56

20:22:04

Swansea V Bournemouth

06:56:32

20:30:29

Swansea V Burnley

22:45:59 – (1 day)

21:49:18

Swansea V Hull City

23:14:02 – (1 day)

05:48:25 + (1 day)

Swansea V Liverpool

06:55:40

20:56:37

Swansea V Manchester United

06:59:28

20:49:47

Swansea V Middlesbrough

23:45:03 – (1 day)

02:51:50 + (1 day)

Swansea V Sunderland

23:24:55 – (1 day)

03:27:05 + (1 day)

WBA V Swansea

06:35:23

19:05:30

Failed 4pm Sunday Kick-offs

fixture

Time Leaving ‘Home’

Time arriving ‘Home’

Bournemouth V Burnley

08:47:06

05:02:23 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Everton

10:04:43

04:03:53 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Hull City

09:35:51

05:51:57 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Liverpool

09:55:31

04:06:05 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Manchester City

10:16:12

04:07:47 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Manchester United

09:58:35

03:58:25 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Middlesbrough

09:04:41

04:00:58 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Stoke City

10:47:19

03:56:40 + (1 day)

Bournemouth V Sunderland

09:14:33

04:46:05 + (1 day)

Burnley V Bournemouth

09:21:14

06:06:49 + (1 day)

Burnley V Leicester City

11:28:11

01:10:48 + (1 day)

Burnley V Middlesbrough

12:24:46

01:52:07 + (1 day)

Burnley V Southampton

09:43:09

02:29:55 + (1 day)

Burnley V Sunderland

11:59:38

01:58:22 + (1 day)

Burnley V Swansea

09:18:26

05:06:47 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Burnley

11:16:30

03:28:38 + (1 day)

Chelsea V Sunderland

11:39:43

03:58:25 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Burnley

11:04:50

03:43:32 + (1 day)

Crystal Palace V Sunderland

11:23:03

04:15:05 + (1 day)

Everton V Bournemouth

10:24:22

00:53:42 + (1 day)

Everton V Middlesbrough

11:54:52

00:58:52 + (1 day)

Everton V Sunderland

11:15:44

02:28:56 + (1 day)

Everton V Swansea

09:41:34

00:31:23 + (1 day)

Hull City V Bournemouth

09:51:12

03:10:04 + (1 day)

Hull City V Burnley

12:41:26

03:08:04 + (1 day)

Hull City V Southampton

10:33:47

01:41:57 + (1 day)

Hull City V Stoke City

12:17:33

03:21:57 + (1 day)

Hull City V Swansea

08:08:53

04:39:39 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Middlesbrough

10:22:30

02:06:31 + (1 day)

Leicester City V Sunderland

10:39:21

03:02:38 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Bournemouth

10:06:22

00:58:34 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Middlesbrough

11:51:52

01:06:53 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Sunderland

11:12:44

02:33:03 + (1 day)

Liverpool V Swansea

09:31:34

00:36:15 + (1 day)

Manchester City V Bournemouth

10:38:54

00:58:10 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Bournemouth

10:22:53

03:06:57 + (1 day)

Manchester United V Southampton

10:40:31

01:27:35 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Bournemouth

09:13:10

05:40:53 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Burnley

12:16:55

03:08:10 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Leicester City

11:55:34

02:10:04 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Southampton

09:55:45

02:03:59 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Stoke City

11:46:32

03:22:03 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V Swansea

08:02:22

06:47:28 + (1 day)

Middlesbrough V WBA

11:11:59

01:54:51 + (1 day)

Southampton V Burnley

09:21:54

04:40:26 + (1 day)

Southampton V Everton

10:35:04

03:41:56 + (1 day)

Southampton V Hull City

10:06:12

05:14:45 + (1 day)

Southampton V Liverpool

10:25:52

03:44:08 + (1 day)

Southampton V Manchester City

10:51:00

03:45:50 + (1 day)

Southampton V Manchester United

10:33:23

03:05:11 + (1 day)

Southampton V Middlesbrough

09:33:24

03:47:38 + (1 day)

Southampton V Stoke City

11:22:07

03:24:37 + (1 day)

Southampton V Sunderland

09:43:16

04:22:53 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Middlesbrough

11:59:04

01:36:31 + (1 day)

Stoke City V Sunderland

10:49:56

03:01:10 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Bournemouth

09:10:51

06:02:12 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Burnley

11:55:36

10:27:29 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Leicester City

11:23:15

02:22:23 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Southampton

09:38:26

02:25:18 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Stoke City

11:29:13

03:55:22 + (1 day)

Sunderland V Swansea

07:37:03

05:07:19 + (1 day)

Sunderland V WBA

10:24:40

01:52:10 + (1 day)

Swansea V Bournemouth

09:54:33

03:18:45 + (1 day)

Swansea V Burnley

08:57:42

05:31:25 + (1 day)

Swansea V Everton

10:20:00

04:36:00 + (1 day)

Swansea V Hull City

08:08:02

07:07:52 + (1 day)

Swansea V Leicester City

10:49:14

03:33:24 + (1 day)

Swansea V Liverpool

10:17:40

04:36:06 + (1 day)

Swansea V Manchester City

10:33:05

03:55:54 + (1 day)

Swansea V Manchester United

10:17:01

03:46:32 + (1 day)

Swansea V Middlesbrough

08:27:20

07:04:40 + (1 day)

Swansea V Southampton

10:37:08

02:21:19 + (1 day)

Swansea V Stoke City

11:00:25

04:18:23 + (1 day)

Swansea V Sunderland

08:06:12

07:35:48 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Burnley

11:21:20

03:22:39 + (1 day)

Tottenham Hotspur V Sunderland

11:42:03

03:53:35 + (1 day)

Watford V Burnley

10:51:51

03:09:25 + (1 day)

Watford V Middlesbrough

11:30:12

01:28:48 + (1 day)

Watford V Sunderland

11:10:04

02:56:43 + (1 day)

WBA V Middlesbrough

11:04:45

02:12:08 + (1 day)

WBA V Sunderland

10:25:37

03:47:23 + (1 day)

West Ham V Burnley

11:05:48

03:39:02 + (1 day)

West Ham V Sunderland

11:24:01

04:08:07 + (1 day)

In summary there are a great deal fixtures which will cause a headache for committed away fans who use public transport. The final table shows fixtures who failed every test and therefore should only really be played at 3pm on a Saturday.

fixture

Bournemouth V Burnley

Bournemouth V Everton

Bournemouth V Liverpool

Bournemouth V Middlesbrough

Bournemouth V Sunderland

Burnley V Bournemouth

Burnley V Swansea

Everton V Bournemouth

Hull City V Bournemouth

Hull City V Swansea

Liverpool V Bournemouth

Manchester United V Bournemouth

Middlesbrough V Bournemouth

Middlesbrough V Swansea

Southampton V Burnley

Southampton V Sunderland

Sunderland V Bournemouth

Sunderland V Southampton

Sunderland V Swansea

Swansea V Burnley

Swansea V Hull City

Swansea V Middlesbrough

Swansea V Sunderland

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3 thoughts on “Football Travel Times Part 2 – Which Fixtures Shouldn’t be Moved for TV”

Nice work Neil. I understand this is a geospatial issue, but also of interest is how much money is wasted booking trains and hotels and then having the game changed at short notice, e.g the 23 days given by sky to Leicester supporters going to Arsenal this year.

Very interesting, bit would any of these fixtures fail the test for 3pm Saturday? Especially the long ones. As a Southampton Fan an away day to the North East will usually start before 7am even for 3pm KO